I had a issue with the hit on Gionta not getting anything. It was prior to the Bernier and if THAT call was made, maybe the Bernier hit never happens.

Now that doesn't excuse the shitty PK/great PP, but it's a HUGE momentum changer in a championship deciding game.

From there, the Racicot pick on the 4th goal just crushed any hope.

It was unfortunate that the officials played such a prominent role in a game of that magnitude.

I want to make it clear that the Kings may well have won anyway, and I give them all the credit in the world, but the way I feel right now is that it sours the whole experience. I feel like a Bruins fan blaming the refs...

I'm sure you guys would feel the same way if those calls were the other way around. It was just deflating that we didn't get to see the teams actually fight it out.

I was hoping for a big comeback by the Devils and then an overtime battle, but it just didn't pan out that way. Way to go to the Kings for nabbing their first Cup and dominating the entire playoffs. Props has to be given to the Devils too, I don't think any of the early predictions included the Devils/Kings Cup final. I know it really took me by surprise seeing all the "big" teams knocked out so early on.

If that's not your bag, there's the Olympics or NFL training camps open at the end of July.

Training camp is already here for my CFL football team. I'm quite pumped about this season, as my home team went 0-5 at the start last year then finished 11-2. They then went on to win the cup and break a ton of records while their players won a heap of the hardware. It was the 1st time in our leagues' history that a team has turned around a season to that extent.

You know it is funny. I realize highlight reels tend to gloss over the slogging that goes on in between the highlights but can you imagine thinking even 3 years ago that the Kings would be one of the most fun teams to watch? Well that and win the Cup. They can really turn it on.